if i ever did, i have forgotten. you will probably educate me, huh?

Tamar Mag Raine
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IM: tamarmag48
Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities


> [Original Message]
> From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 10/1/2004 9:28:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Dumb Limey!!
>
> do you know why the electoral college was set up by
> the founders?
>
> --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > No advantages as far as I'm concerned! I hate the
> > electoral college! it is
> > not a fair system, and I wish it would be one
> > vote/one person. The EC only
> > favors the two party system, as it is
> > "winner-take-all". I'd love to see a
> > more parlimentry system.
> >
> > Tamar Mag Raine
> > [log in to unmask]
> > IM: tamarmag48
> > Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with
> > disabilities
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Date: 10/1/2004 3:13:27 PM
> > > Subject: Dumb Limey!!
> > >
> > > Can someone tell me what are the advantages of the
> > Electoral College
> > system
> > > over more democratic systems.
> > >
> > > UK is in the same boat as the USA here - not
> > unknown for the "result" to
> > not
> > > match the popular vote. Other European countries
> > seem to have adopted
> > systems
> > > which produce a parliament which more closely
> > matches the popular vote.
> > >
> > > I do find it funny that the UK touts its
> > "democracy", but in fact the
> > system
> > > is designed to perpetuate 2 party politics, which
> > can't possibly
> > accurately
> > > reflect the broad range of opinions in society.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Deri
> >
>
>
>
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